surgical spirit

English

Noun

surgical spirit (uncountable)

(UK, medicine) Ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically 2% castor oil and 0.5% methyl salicylate), used primarily as a topical antiseptic.

Synonyms

rubbing alcohol (North America)

Translations

ethanol with small quantities of additives

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: leikkaussprii
French: alcool modifié (fr) m
Plautdietsch: Spieetuss n
Romanian: alcool sanitar (ro) n
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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